Garment hanger



Nav. 14, 1944. H, E; Kuss 2,362,756

GARuENT HANGER Patented Nov. 14, 1944 aatznse`l Gum-Mawr:HANGER-.l Hamden; Kuss; Lockfraven; ra:

Application. May i12; 1943, Seria/1" No;l 4869617 7;-

sclaims. (o1. 22a-89) remain'. in the@t usual! position; even when iti is l hungagainsti a1 wall:overffinterveningiother gar-- berad-justed: to different.v breadths .of shou1 zlers`lcy` meansoff. the .f turnbuckle 4m operatingl the` rods 5 s andr5f: whichzare-.provided-with screw threads-6i audit-having oppositeepitch. 'I'.hese` rods tie-5i 5E 4extends loosely `thruwthe fra-me I s and are secured to the shoulder.tips12;so1that they cannot turn but are movedliman'dmutfby means ofthe turn buckle# operating on. the threaded. portionsof thefrods. Onegoodfha-ngery canthus t coats of InA the:` mouldedltneck portion. of the hanger. there is= inserted an". arcuate base.8.-for. the hookA 9 as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. Thishook=base=- is pivotedrona` transverse pivot pinflso that-the mentsA Thisiswfacilitatediby. a-special hoolctip libaseffsrmay'ftilt in` a--planeat-.right=.angles tothe to.` accommodate?particular conditions. Furthen objects are to provide-f. quick r acting a supplem'entall trouser-'r or I skirttbarsl capable of; exerting a l unie form'iclamping pressure, and .tot alsozprovi'de `autol plane-:ofthe garment: This permitsthe garment toihangnormally evenewhen the hook .portionoi the'flfiangerv is'.` Vtippedtback.-over other` hangers on, thefsame w'allrhook.` Sometimeseseveral hangers matic hooksbyswhichztlieihangercan biev clamped` .20"are-hung, on.the;same hookpn a wall, andthe to latclothes Iline 'landprevented from slidir'rgfalong..

a cord-` or: pulley;` line. when .the-z garmentis lhungf out. to sun:- or:.clry.`

tiltinghookinlthe present devicenot only permitits'owngarment to hang better but also avoids. pinchingI the garmentsfon other hangers...

Thehook- 9y is--mounted on aswivel I2. onthe aswithlordinaryfhangers;` Additional.objects.im:7 25':I base,.-8.soI thattitvmay.turn-freely--in-.any direccidentalxthereto will become apparentzlasgthedee: scription: proceeds'. In generali the objects-:aref to improve .theeutili-tyc andi convenience of.: garmentihangerss.

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Fig;I 1`lis.argeneralperspective View from the front and slightly from above so as to show the tilting hook base inserted in the neck portion, together with the other features.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional View at right angles to Fig. 1, taken thru the neck portion to show the tilting and swivelling hook base construction.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the line lock mechanism in the unlocked position.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the line lock mechanism shown in the unlockedV position in solid lines and in the locking position in dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a detail cross-section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1 showing a dove-tail feather key guide for the movable shoulder portions.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts thruout the various views.

Referring now to Fig. 1, the hanger consists of 50 also so that it can be used on pulley lines such as a main frame I formed and moulded to fit the neck and shoulder portions of the usual garment and provided with movable shoulder tips 2 mounted on dove-tailed keys or guides 3, as shown in cross-section in Fig. 5. These shoulder tips 2 are conformed to a. normal shoulder shape and can tion. This; swivel. I2 hasr a collar I3. bearing against the thrust-.plate I4 which. mayv bemada of a metal strap I5 extending around and.. secured tolthe :base 8.and=overthe. collar. I3 yso .as to .take

The hoiok 9- extends` up-` and. over in. the. usual.

curve= to'. hang-onrrods andA also. carries at its.

tip a metal ring or loop I6A pivoted to swing freely on the end of the hook. This tip I6 is useful for 35 attaching to wall hooks, particularly when several hangers are crowded on the same wall hook. With ordinary hangers there is a tendency for the outer one to fall off and also to crush the necks of the garments on theunderlying hangers.

40 In the present device, with the combination of the tiltable hook base and the swinging tip these difficulties are to a considerable degree overcome.

On the neck or shaft of the hook 9 there is constructed an automatic line lock mechanism 2D as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 but more in detail in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. The purpose of this mechanism is to grip or lock the hanger to the clothes line on which the garment is hung so that it will not slide along and crowd other garments; and

55 elements 22 and 23 move with the sleeve 2I. A

short distance above the sleeve 2l are a pair of movable fingers 24 mounted on a cross-pivot pin 25. These fingers 24 rest over the cross-bar 23, and if the sleeve 2| is slid upward the crossbar 23 raises the ngers 24 to a horizontal position as shown in Fig. 4 by broken lines.

The operation is as follows: If the hook'22 is placed over a clothes line 30 (see Fig. 4) and the hanger released, the weight of the garment o r hanger pulls the hook 9 down thru the sleeve 2 I, and the relative motion of the sleeve 2| is upward on the neck of the hook 9. This swings the fingers 24 to the horizontal position shown in broken lines in Fig. 4 and securely clamps the clothes line 3U between the hook 22 and the fingers 24. 'I'his holds the hanger and garment in its place on the line so that. it can be safely used on a movable pulley line or a sagging line.

The hanger is also provided with an improved trouser or skirt clamp 'consisting of clamping rods 35 which can be pinched together by sliding down the pinch link A36. I'hese rods 35 do not extend straight across as in the ordinary hanger but are curved slightly toward each other, that is convexed together. This configuration greatly 4enhances the clamping effect of the pinch links 36. Ordinary rods when pinched together at the ends tend to ycompress the clothes unevenly and b'ulge in the center where the pressure or leverage is less. By this improvement a substantially uniform pressure can be exerted all the way across the garment clamped, even with a relatively light wire structure.

It will be seen that a hanger constructed as above described affords a degree of protection and care to garments of value not found with simple hangers of the ordinary type. While I have in the foregoing described a certain specic form of hanger by way of example, it will be understood that it is merely vfor purposes of illustration to make clear the principles of the invention, which is not limited to the particular form shown, but is susceptible to various modifications and adaptations in different applications as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the invention as stated in the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a hanger for garments, the combination of shoulder portions, a moulded neck portion, a

transverse pivot in said neck portion, said pivot lying in the main plant of the hanger, a tiltable hook mounted on said pivot for tilting in a plane at right angles to the main plane of the hanger, a swinging tip loop on the end of said hook, whereby a garment on the shoulder and neck portions may remain vertical while the hook is tilted at various angles.

2. In a hanger for garments, the combination of movable shoulder portions, a turnbuckle connecting said portions for adjusting them, a moulded neck portion, a transverse pivot in said neck portion, the axis of said pivot being substantially parallel to the axis of the turnbuckle, a tiltable base mounted on said pivot, a thrust plate on said base, a swivelling hook having a collar engaging said thrust plate, so that the hook can turn in any direction, and a pivoted loop on the tip of said hook, whereby a garment on the shoulder and neck portions may remain vertical while the hook and tip loop are swung and turned in various directions.

3. In a hanger for garments, the combination of a neck portion, shoulder portions, a hook having a shank attached to said neck portion, a sliding sleeve on said shank, and a line clamping mechanism comprising a clamping hook and a pivoted locking member operated by said sleeve when a load is placed on the hook, whereby the hanger may be securely clamped to a line to prevent sliding thereon.

4. In a hanger for garments, the combination of a neckportion, shoulder portions, a hook hav- ,ing a shank attached to said neck portion, a

sliding sleeve on said shank, a clamping hook, and a pair of pivoted fingers operated by said sleeve, whereby the hanger may 4be securely clamped to a line by said lingers pressing the line against said clamping hook.

5. In a hanger for garments, the combination of a moulded neck portion, a tilting and swivelling .hook attached to said neckportion, a' line clamp lock on said hook, a pivoted tip loop on the end of said hook, a pair of yadjustable shoulder portions, a turnbuckle for adjusting said shoulder portions, a garment clamp beneath said Vhanger comprising iiexible elements convex toward each other so as to be closer at the middle portions than at the ends, and clamps near the end portions of said iiexible elements, whereby the curvature of the clamping elements' offsets the yielding of the middle portions under pres-v sure.

HAROLD' E. KUSS. 

